Handgun Accessory

ABSTRACT

This presented invention relates to the ability of individual, firearms owners and representatives of the law enforcement, military and governmental entities to enhance the pointability and shootability of their firearms, there is provided a firearm accessory including a handgun, a body including at least one securer for readily securing said handgun to the firearm accessory, wherein the securer is selected from the group consisting of: a grip securer, a racker and a trigger guard securer.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation in part (CIP) of co-pending U.S.patent application for “Firearm Accessory”, Ser. No. 12/865,876, filedon Aug. 3, 2010, which claims priority from PCT/IL2009/000118 filed onFeb. 1, 2009, which claims priority of Israeli Patent Application No.189239 filed Feb. 3 2008.

The disclosure of the above-identified patent applications and patentsis incorporated by reference herein in its entirety

FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This presented invention relates to the ability of individual, firearmsowners and representatives of the law enforcement, military andgovernmental entities to enhance the pointability and shootability oftheir firearms.

As is the case with any handheld handgun, a user must first “cock” thehandgun. Cocking is known as the process of displacing the hammer of ahandgun to a rearward position, thereby preparing the trigger of theweapon for firing. Cocking is generally accomplished in one of severalways, depending on the make and model of a given handgun. In manyhandgun models a user may cock the weapon by manually thumbing back thehammer of the handgun. In other models, a “slide” is displaced to aft ofthe handgun. In still other models, such as in double action handguns, arearward displacement of the trigger results in a complimentary rearwarddisplacement of the hammer. Release of the hammer occurs when thetrigger of the handgun is depressed with the requisite amount ofpressure. Once the handgun has been appropriately cocked, the handgunthereby becomes ready to be discharged by a rearward displacement of thehandgun's trigger.

When the user “racks the handgun” or “racks the slide” of the handgun, auser invariably performs an action selected from the group consistingof: racking an upper end of the handgun, loading the handgun and/or“chambering” a round into the barrel of the handgun, unloading thehandgun and clearing malfunctions and/or jams in the operation of thehandgun. Namely, “racking the handgun” or “racking the slide” of thehandgun facilitates performing an action selected from the groupconsisting of: racking an upper end of the handgun, loading the handgun,unloading the handgun and clearing malfunctions and jams in theoperation of the handgun.

When the user “pulls the trigger” of the handgun, it causes acomplimentary displacement of the hammer to a forward position, whichhammer hits the weapon's firing pin, thereby displacing the firing pinto impact the firing cap of the chambered cartridge. With a standardcartridge, impacting the firing cap causes a chemical reaction wherebythe primer and gunpowder in the bullet are burned, which burning leadsto the bullet being launched from the cartridge at a high velocityinvariably between 800-1400 feet per second (fps) in handguns and evenin excess of 3000 fps in high powered rifles.

The term “handgun” as used herein shall include any handgun and/orhandheld handgun including but not limited to, handguns, revolvers, andthe like.

With modern usage of handguns for self defense and especially handgunsand revolvers, there is a growing need to adapt the handgun for longerrange use and/or Close Quarter Battle (CQB), attachment of opticaldevice such as “red-dot” sights, illuminations system, laser sights,telescopic sights and the like.

Some handgun manufacturers now offer several model with a “under barrel”Picatinny rail. The Picatinny rail is a bracket used on some handguns inorder to provide a standardized mounting platform for telescopic sightsand other accessories, such as tactical lights and laser sightingmodules. The standard was first published by the Picatinny Arsenal andcarries the official title MIL-STD-1913. It is also known by the NATOdesignation STANAG 2324. Nevertheless, this system is deficient whentrying to mount ACOG (Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight) Telescopicsight, Aimpoint™, Red Dot and similar systems which systems require an“over barrel” mounting on many handguns.

Many handguns are carried in a holster which significantly impedes anyattachments thereto. Furthermore, Handguns do not have stocks and cannotbe “shouldered” in many scenarios.

There is an increasing need for a quick, rapid deployment accessoryreadily facilitating transition from a handgun or short handgun use to a“stocked” handgun which handguns can be readily equipped with aplurality of ACOG's or picatinny railed and “over barrel” optics.

This has become especially true and pertinent in lieu of modern “activeshooter” scenarios and modern terror threats which negate negotiationsand require rapid response from on-scene officers, law enforcement orarmed professional.

An active shooter is defined to include, but not be limited to, anyarmed person who has used deadly physical force on other persons andcontinues to do so while having unrestricted access to additionalvictims.

The definition includes so-called “snipers” and may include suicidebombers as well. Consequently Active shooters have caused a paradigmshift in law enforcement training and tactics, especially as thesepersons do not necessarily expect to escape or even survive thesesituations.

When an active shooter begins his attack, it is imperative that theinitial police responders immediately pursue and establish contact withthe shooter at the earliest opportunity. The sooner the shooter can becontained, captured or neutralized, the fewer the casualties incurred.During the pursuit, police officers will move through unsecured areas,and bypass dead, wounded and panicked citizens while approaching theperpetrators. It is important for law enforcement personnel to survivethe encounter to end a massacre, rather than become additional victims.

Modern “Immediate Action Rapid Deployment” (IARD) police tactics andprotective equipment have been developed that enable first responderpatrol officers to rapidly approach armed individuals. Trained officersmust have the ability to move swiftly while simultaneously aiming andoperating a pistol, submachine gun, or assault rifle. Sadly, mostofficers only have a handgun available and cannot convert them toshouldered/stocked weapons rapidly and/or readily.

The ability of police officers to apply accurate firepower is vitalduring an active shooter emergency, as rescuing officers are reluctantto use weapons in crowded areas for fear of adding to the casualtycount, and have a difficult time getting closer to an active shooterwithout ballistic protection.

The history of handguns has shown many attempts to ad butt stocks tohandguns by attaching a stock to the rear of the handgun. By way ofexample, Russian Stechkin APS machine pistols have the capability ofusing a detachable wooden stock. Nevertheless, due to the fact there isno foregrip and no means to attach any optics and/or ACOG's thisattempted solution is woefully deficient.

Another example is the Mauser C96 with an integral box magazine in frontof the trigger, the long barrel, the wooden shoulder stock which candouble as a holster or carrying case, and the handle shaped like the endof a broom's handle that earned it the nickname “Broomhandle” amongAnglophone speakers.

A latent deficiency of this attempted solution is the bulkiness of thehandgun which renders it almost useless as a modern LE weapon, as wellas the inability to attach any optics/ACOG's and the like. Furthermore,any attempt to use either a Stechkin style or Mauser style weapon systemin any situation in which IARD is required is bound to fail costinginnocent lives.

A further attempt was performed with Heckler & Koch™ producing a versionof the VP70 with attached shoulder stock covered by U.S. Pat. No.3,861,273 with a fire selector behind backstrap of the pistol, capableof selecting three shot bursts while the shoulder stock doubled as arather clumsy holster, reminiscent of the Russian Stechkin series.

Nevertheless, even the VP70 and all subsequent attempts suffer from theabove latent deficiencies of an inability to attach optics and/or ACOG'sas well as a lack of foregrip and a usually cumbersome constructionsrendering the handguns incapable of IARD roles as well as primarysidearm.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,349,496 to George Joseph Neely (hereinafter '496)discloses an trigger guard lock. Among other deficiencies, utilizationof trigger guard lock according to the teachings of '496 would create acumbersome, slow mechanism which would impede rapid transition betweenconversion modes. Moreover, utilization of a trigger guard lockaccording to teachings of '496 would render any such conversion uselessas a user has no access to the trigger within the trigger guard. As amatter of fact, '496 actually teaches away from the use of a triggerguard securer which readily facilitates displacement of the triggerwithin the trigger guard.

EP Patent 1870660 to Thomas (hereinafter '660) discloses a replaceablepistol grip facilitating use of a plurality of grips with a handgun.Among other deficiencies, utilization of a pistol grip according to theteachings of '660 requires making modification to the handgun betweenconfigurations. Moreover, there is no indication of conversion of ahandgun devoid of any modifications. This would be especially true whenattempting to convert a “Glock™” or any other Polymer framed handgunwhich does not facilitate any such changes to the pistol gripwhatsoever.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,711,102 to John L. Plaster (hereinafter '102) disclosesa replaceable rifle stock. Among other deficiencies, utilization of arifle stock according to the teachings of '102 does not facilitatesituating and/or securing a handgun in such a rifle stuck. Thus, thereis no indication of how to convert a handgun to “carbine mode” in '102.

US Patent Application 2006/050467 to Michael J Poulin (hereinafter '467)discloses pistol grip conversion on a Smith & Wesson™ handgun. Amongother deficiencies, utilization of utilization of a pistol gripaccording to the teachings of '467 requires making modification to thehandgun between configurations. Moreover, there is no indication ofconversion of a handgun devoid of any modifications.

This would be especially true when attempting to convert a “Glock™” orany other Polymer framed handgun which does not facilitate any suchchanges to the pistol grip whatsoever.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,829,855 to Ralph Arthur Seifert (hereinafter '855)discloses a rifle stock with a “quick release” magazine holder. Amongother deficiencies, utilization of a rifle stock according to theteachings of '855 does not facilitate or even indicate the possibilityof securing a magazine in a foregrip of a weapon. Moreover, theteachings of '855 do not provide for situating and securing a magazinein close proximity to the magazine of the firearm and substantiallywithout impeding “rapid” magazine changes and/or without displacing thespare magazine from where the spare magazine is secured.

Thus, there is a need for a handgun accessory readily facilitating ahandgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of IARDtasks. There is a further need for a handgun accessory facilitating ahandgun to be converted rapidly to a weapon system with a foregripand/or not cumbersome.

There is still a further need for a handgun accessory readilyfacilitating a handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weaponcapable of attaching a wide variety and even a plurality ofoptics/ACOG's and the like as well as adding multiple picatinny rails toa handgun, especially with an “over barrel” configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side cross section view of an exemplary handgun accessory ofthe present invention;

FIG. 2 shows an alternative exemplary handgun accessory of the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a further alternative exemplary handgunaccessory of the present invention with a variety of magazine carryingoptions;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a handgun and a non-gunsmithing aft racker;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a handgun and a non-gunsmithing aft racker;and

FIG. 6 is a view of a handgun and a non-gunsmithing aft racker in usewith an exemplary handgun accessory.

The following illustrations describe few of the possibilities for thepotential product and are not limiting or dictating in any way the finalconfiguration of the handgun accessory.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

It has been recognized that it would be advantageous to develop ahandgun accessory to enable a rapid and safe mounting and removal of ahandguns. Preferably, such a handgun accessory would readily facilitatea handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of IARDtasks. Preferably, such a handgun accessory would readily facilitate ahandgun to be converted rapidly to a weapon system with a fore-gripand/or not being cumbersome.

More preferably, such a handgun accessory facilitate converting ahandgun to be a shouldered weapon capable of attaching a wide varietyand even a plurality of optics/ACOG's and as well as adding multiplepicatinny rails to a handgun, especially with an “over barrel”configuration.

This present invention provides a handgun accessory for enabling rapidand safe mounting and removal of a handguns and/or facilitating ahandgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of IARDtasks and/or readily facilitating handgun conversion to a weapon systemwith a fore-grip and/or readily facilitating converting a handgun to ashouldered weapon capable of attaching a wide variety and even aplurality of optics/ACOG's and as well as adding multiple picatinnyrails to a handgun, especially with an “over barrel” configuration.

The principles and operation of the present invention may be betterunderstood with reference to the drawings and the accompanyingdescription. Before explaining at least one embodiment of the inventionin detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited inits application to the details of construction and the arrangement ofthe components set forth in the following description and\or asillustrated in the drawings.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this invention belongs. The materials, dimensions,methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and are notintended to be limiting.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a handgun accessory 10 according tothe present invention.

Handgun accessory 10 preferably includes a body 11 for readily andsecurely accommodating a handgun 12.

Optionally, body 11 secures handgun 12 in at least one location. Asshown in FIG. 1, body 11 includes a trigger guard securer 14 for readilysecuring a trigger guard 16 of handgun 12 to handgun accessory 10.

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes a grip securer 18 for readilysecuring a grip 20 of handgun 12 to handgun accessory 10.

Preferably, grip securer 18 readily secures grip 20 of handgun 12 tohandgun accessory 10 without making any modifications to handgun 12.

Preferably, grip securer 18 readily secures grip 20 of handgun 12 tohandgun accessory 10 without making any modifications to grip 20.

Preferably, handgun accessory 10 includes a “racker” 22 for readilyengaging an upper end 24 of handgun 12. Preferably, “racker” 22 isgeared towards a user performing an action selected from the groupconsisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12,unloading handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams in theoperation of handgun 12. Namely, “racker” 22 readily facilitatesperforming an action selected from the group consisting of: rackingupper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 andclearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12, suchthat “racker” 22 can be situated according to any location known in theart. Thus, “racker” 22 can be readily situated substantially aft ofhandgun 12, substantially forward of handgun 12, substantially on top ofhandgun 12 or substantially in adjacency to handgun 12.

Preferably and as shown in FIG. 1, racker 22 is located aft of handgun12.

Preferably, racker 22 is attached to handgun accessory 10 and not tohandgun 12.

Preferably, racker 22 is situated substantially aft of handgun 12.

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes a lower picatinny rail 36 forreadily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG's and/oraiming devices.

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes a lower picatinny rail 36 forreadily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG's and/oraiming devices. It is quite common in the modern battlefield as well asLE and civilian uses to attach more than one optic accessory. By way ofexample only, a light source, a laser aiming device and even a “red dot”have been known to be used in conjunction on a single weapon system.

It is further envisaged to replace any of the above picatinny rails withany other mounting system beneficial to the usefulness and properties ofhandgun accessory 10.

FIG. 2 shows an upper view of the first embodiment of a handgunaccessory 10 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, handgun accessory 10 includes a body 11 for readilyand securely accommodates a handgun 12.

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 secures handgun 12 in at least onelocation. As shown in FIG. 2, body 11 includes a trigger guard securer14 for readily securing a trigger guard 16 of handgun 12 to handgunaccessory 10.

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes a grip securer 18 for readilysecuring a grip 20 of handgun 12 to handgun accessory 10.

Preferably, handgun accessory 10 includes a “racker” 22 for readilyengaging an upper end 24 of handgun 12. Preferably, “racker” 22 isgeared towards a user performing an action selected from the groupconsisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12,unloading handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams in theoperation of handgun 12.

Preferably, handgun accessory 10 is attached to or integrally formedwith a shoulder pad 26 for readily facilitating shouldering and/or rapiddeployment of handgun 12 with handgun accessory 10.

Preferably, shoulder pad 26 is attached to, or integrally formed with, afolding and/or retractable stock 27 as shown in FIG. 2. Thus, aplurality of overall weapon system lengths can be readily achieved tosuit differing physique and body sizes as well as to suit a variety ofshooting techniques including but not limited to “peck vest”,instinctive pointing, raising shoulder pad 26 above the shoulder of theuser akin of certain special forces disciplines, centering shoulder padin the middle of a ceramic plate or middle solar plexus of a bulletproof vest and the like.

Optionally, a “pistol grip” 28 is attached to or integrally formed withhandgun accessory 10, for readily enhancing pointability and/or rapidalignment of handgun and sighting of the user.

Preferably, “pistol grip” 28 is hingedly attached by way of a hinge 30attached to, or integrally formed with, handgun accessory 10. Pistolgrip 28 is geared towards readily facilitating “folding” of pistol grip28. Thus, a user can choose between conventional use of handgunaccessory 10 similarly of standard rifles and/or SMG's as well as rapidconversion to a pistol grip weapon. As shown in FIG. 2 handgun accessory10 is with pistol grip 28 in the “closed position”

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes an upper picatinny rail 32 forreadily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG's and/oraiming devices. Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes at least oneside picatinny rail 34 for readily facilitating attaching a wide varietyof optics/ACOG's and/or aiming devices. It is quite common in the modernbattlefield as well as LE and civilian uses to attach more than oneoptic accessory. By way of example only, a light source, a laser aimingdevice and even a “red dot” have been known to be used in conjunction ona single weapon system. It is envisaged that handgun accessory 10 caninclude a plurality of side picatinny rails 32 in addition to upperpicatinny rail 34 for this purpose, among others.

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes a lower picatinny rail 36 forreadily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG's and/oraiming devices.

FIG. 2 shows at least one, recoil control system 38 attached to, orintegrally formed with either handgun accessory 10 or handgun 12 forreadily controlling and/or decreasing objective and subjective recoil.

Preferably, recoil control system is selected from the group consistingof: a weight, a muzzle brake, a compensator, a porting, a slowing ofdeparting combustion gasses and an expansion chamber.

Notably, muzzle brakes are usually external to the barrel of the firearmor cannon, while a recoil compensator is typically part of the structureof the barrel of the handgun.

Typically, Muzzle brakes are simple in concept wherein, the muzzle brakeconsists of a small length of tubing mounted at right angles to the endof the barrel.

Muzzle brakes most often utilize slots, vents, holes, baffles, andsimilar devices to redirect and control the burst of combustion gasesthat follows the departure of a projectile.

Typically, porting involves ports or holes in the barrel near the muzzlethat vent gas prior to the departure of the bullet.

A third method involves slowing the departure of combustion gases ratherthan redirection. Slowing of the gases is the method used on suppressorsand linear compensators. In conventional designs, combustion gasesdepart the brake at an angle to the bore. This counteracts the rearwardmovement of the barrel due to recoil as well as the upward rise of themuzzle. The mass and velocity of the gases is significant enough to movethe handgun in the opposite direction of recoil.

Optionally, the muzzle brake is angled slightly to the right tocounteract the sideways movement of the gun under recoil.

There are advantages and disadvantages to muzzle brakes. Recoil is asubjective concept. Whilst some users may perceive it as pain, othersmay perceive recoil as movement of the sights, and some users asrearward thrust.

Recoil energy can be sharp if the impulse is fast or may be consideredsoft even if the same total energy is transferred. Though there arenumerous ways of measuring the energy of a recoil impulse, it'sgenerally true that between 10% and 50% reductions can be measured.

One of the primary advantages of a muzzle brake is the reduction ofmuzzle rise. This allows a weapon's sights to be realigned more quickly.This is relevant particularly for fully automatic weapons. Muzzle riseis often entirely eliminated by an efficient design. Because the riflemoves rearward less, the shooter has little to compensate for. This isparticularly true of rapid-fire, fully-automatic fire, and large-borehunting rifles. They are also common on small-bore varmint rifles, wherereducing the muzzle rise allows the shooter to see the bullet impactthrough the scope.

FIG. 3 shows a first embodiment of a handgun accessory 10 according tothe present invention.

Handgun accessory 10 includes a body 11 preferably for readily andsecurely accommodates a handgun 12.

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 secures handgun 12 in at least onelocation. As shown in FIG. 3, body 11 includes a trigger guard securer14 for readily securing a trigger guard 16 of handgun 12 to handgunaccessory 10.

Preferably, handgun accessory 10 includes a “racker” 22 for readilyengaging an upper end 24 of handgun 12. Preferably, “racker” 22 isgeared towards a user performing an action selected from the groupconsisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12,unloading handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams in theoperation of handgun 12.

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes an upper picatinny rail 32 forreadily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACO's and/oraiming devices. Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes at least oneside picatinny rail 34 for readily facilitating attaching a wide varietyof optics/ACOG's and/or aiming devices. It is quite common in the modernbattlefield as well as LE and civilian uses to attach more than oneoptic accessory. By way of example only, a light source, a laser aimingdevice and even a “red dot” have been known to be used in conjunction ona single weapon system. It is envisaged that handgun accessory 10 caninclude a plurality of side picatinny rails 32 in addition to upperpicatinny rail 34 for this purpose, among others.

It is further envisaged to replace any of the above picatinny rails withany other mounting system beneficial to the usefulness and properties ofhandgun accessory 10.

Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes a magazine grip securer 40 forreadily securing a grip 20 of handgun 12 to handgun accessory 10.Furthermore, magazine grip securer 40 readily accommodates a standardmagazine 42 or an extended magazine 44 for handgun 12. Optionally, amagazine safety catch 46 is attached to or integrally formed withmagazine grip securer 40 for readily facilitating secure carriage ofeither standard magazine 42 or an extended magazine 44 for handgun 12 aswell as rapid reloads upon depletion of any magazine in handgun 12.

Preferably, handgun accessory 10 is attached to or integrally formedwith a magazine shoulder pad 48 for readily facilitating shoulderingand/or rapid deployment of handgun 12 with handgun accessory 10 as wellas magazine shoulder pad 48 readily accommodating a standard magazine 42or an extended magazine 44 for handgun 12. Optionally, a magazine safetycatch 46 is attached to or integrally formed with magazine shoulder pad48 for readily facilitating secure carriage of either standard magazine42 or an extended magazine 44 for handgun 12 as well as rapid reloadsupon depletion of any magazine in handgun 12.

Preferably, magazine shoulder pad 48 is attached to, or integrallyformed with, a folding and/or retractable stock 50 as shown in FIG. 3.Thus, a plurality of overall weapon system lengths can be readilyachieved to suit differing physique and body sizes as well as to suit avariety of shooting techniques including but not limited to “peck vest”,instinctive pointing, raising magazine shoulder pad 48 above theshoulder of the user akin of certain special forces disciplines,centering shoulder pad in the middle of a ceramic plate or middle solarplexus of a bullet proof vest and the like.

Optionally, a magazine “pistol grip” 52 is attached to or integrallyformed with handgun accessory 10, for readily enhancing pointabilityand/or rapid alignment of handgun and sighting of the user for readilyfacilitating shouldering and/or rapid deployment of handgun 12 withhandgun accessory 10 as well as magazine “pistol grip” 52 readilyaccommodating a standard magazine 42 or an extended magazine 44 forhandgun 12. Optionally, a magazine safety catch 46 is attached to orintegrally formed with magazine “pistol grip” 52 for readilyfacilitating secure carriage of either standard magazine 42 or anextended magazine 44 for handgun 12 as well as rapid reloads upondepletion of any magazine in handgun 12.

Preferably, magazine “pistol grip” 52 is hingedly attached by way of ahinge 54 attached to, or integrally formed with, handgun accessory 10.Magazine “pistol grip” 52 is geared towards readily facilitating“folding” of magazine “pistol grip” 52. Thus, a user can choose betweenconventional use of handgun accessory 10 similarly of standard riflesand/or SMG's as well as rapid conversion to a pistol grip weapon. Asshown in FIG. 3, handgun accessory 10 includes magazine “pistol grip” 52in the open position.

It is further envisaged to replace any of the above picatinny rails withany other mounting system beneficial to the usefulness and properties ofhandgun accessory 10.

Optionally, a “locking” mechanism 56 is provided for preventing thesubject from removing the restrainer prior to when desired by theretaining government body.

Preferably, “locking” mechanism 56 is an electronic locking mechanismwhich is encoded according to authorized users who bear a complimentaryelectronic key.

FIG. 4 shows “racker” 22 of FIG. 1 for readily engaging an upper end 24of handgun 12. Preferably, “racker” 22 is geared towards a userperforming an action selected from the group consisting of: rackingupper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 andclearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12.Namely, “racker” 22 readily facilitates performing an action selectedfrom the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12,loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctionsand jams in the operation of handgun 12, such that “racker” 22 can besituated according to any location known in the art. Thus, “racker” 22can be readily situated substantially aft of handgun 12, substantiallyforward of handgun 12, substantially on top of handgun 12 orsubstantially in adjacency to handgun 12.

Preferably and as shown in FIG. 4, racker 22 is located aft of handgun12.

Preferably, racker 22 is not attached to handgun 12.

Preferably, “racker” 22 includes at least one, two are shown, apertures25 formed in “racker” 22 for readily facilitating flow of gas and/orrelease of pressure similar to muzzle brakes, compensators and the like.

FIG. 5 shows “racker” 22 of FIG. 1 for readily engaging an upper end 24of handgun 12. Preferably, “racker” 22 is geared towards a userperforming an action selected from the group consisting of: rackingupper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 andclearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12.Namely, “racker” 22 readily facilitates performing an action selectedfrom the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12,loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctionsand jams in the operation of handgun 12, such that “racker” 22 can besituated according to any location known in the art. Thus, “racker” 22can be readily situated substantially aft of handgun 12, substantiallyforward of handgun 12, substantially on top of handgun 12 orsubstantially in adjacency to handgun 12.

Preferably and as shown in FIG. 5, racker 22 is located aft of handgun12.

Preferably, racker 22 is not attached to handgun 12.

Preferably and as shown in FIG. 5 “racker” 22 has a barrel recess 27formed in “racker” 22 for readily facilitating displacing a barrel 29 ofhandgun 12. Thus, “racker” 22 readily facilitates a user performing anaction selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 ofhandgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing anymalfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12.

FIG. 6 “racker” 22 of FIG. 1 in use with handgun accessory 10.Preferably, “racker” 22 readily engages an upper end 24 of handgun 12.Preferably, “racker” 22 is geared towards a user performing an actionselected from the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing anymalfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12. Namely, “racker”22 readily facilitates performing an action selected from the groupconsisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12,unloading handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams in theoperation of handgun 12, such that “racker” 22 can be situated accordingto any location known in the art. Thus, “racker” 22 can be readilysituated substantially at of handgun 12, substantially forward ofhandgun 12, substantially on top of handgun 12 or substantially inadjacency to handgun 12.

Preferably and as shown in FIG. 6, racker 22 is located aft of handgun12.

Preferably, racker 22 is not attached to handgun 12. Preferably,“racker” 22 includes at least one aperture 25 formed in “racker” 22 forreadily facilitating flow of gas and/or release of pressure similar tomuzzle brakes, compensators and the like.

Preferably and as shown in FIG. 5 “racker” 22 has a barrel recess 27formed in “racker” 22 for readily facilitating displacing a barrel 29 ofhandgun 12. Thus, “racker” 22 readily facilitates a user performing anaction selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 ofhandgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing anymalfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12.

Although the invention has been described in conjunction with specificembodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modificationsand variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives,modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scopeof the appended claims.

It will be appreciated that the above descriptions are intended to onlyserve as examples, and that many other embodiments are possible withinthe spirit and scope of the present invention.

1. A handgun accessory comprising: (a) a handgun; (b) a body includingat least one securer for readily securing said handgun to the handgunaccessory.
 2. The handgun accessory of claim 1, wherein said securer isselected from the group consisting of: a grip securer, a racker and atrigger guard securer.
 3. The handgun accessory of claim 1, furthercomprising a shoulder pad.
 4. The handgun accessory of claim 3, whereinsaid shoulder pad readily accommodates a magazine.
 5. The handgunaccessory according to claim 1, further comprising a pistol grip.
 6. Thehandgun accessory according to claim 5, wherein said pistol grip readilyaccommodates a magazine.
 7. The handgun accessory according to claim 1,further comprising a grip securer, which grip securer readilyaccommodates a magazine.
 8. The handgun accessory according to claim 2,further comprising a recoil control system.
 9. The handgun accessoryaccording to claim 8, wherein said recoil control system is selectedfrom the group consisting of: a weight, a muzzle brake, a compensator, aporting, a slowing of departing combustion gasses and an expansionchamber.
 10. The handgun accessory according to claim 1, furthercomprising an aft racker.
 11. The handgun accessory according to claim10, wherein said racker is attached to said handgun accessory.
 12. Thehandgun accessory according to claim 10, wherein said racker is notattached to said handgun.
 13. The handgun accessory according to claim12 wherein said racker further comprises a barrel recess.
 14. Thehandgun accessory according to claim 1, further comprising a triggerguard and a trigger guard securer readily facilitating displacement of atrigger within said trigger guard.
 15. The handgun accessory accordingto claim 8, further comprising: (a) a shoulder pad; (b) a trigger guardsecurer; and (c) a grip securer.
 16. The handgun accessory according toclaim 15, further comprising: (d) an aft racker including a barrelrecess, wherein said aft racker is not attached to said handgun.
 17. Thehandgun accessory according to claim 2, wherein: (a) said trigger guardsecurer readily accommodates a magazine; (b) said shoulder pad readilyaccommodates a magazine; and (c) said grip securer readily accommodatesa magazine.
 18. The handgun accessory according to claim 17, whereinsaid trigger guard securer readily facilitates displacement of a triggerwithin said trigger guard.
 19. A handgun accessory comprising: (a) ahandgun; (b) a body including at least one securer for readily securingsaid handgun to the handgun accessory; (c) a locking mechanism forlocking said handgun in said body.
 20. The handgun accessory accordingto claim 19, wherein said locking mechanism is an electronic lockingmechanism.